Well, imagine that… Someone who can’t pass simple gender tests and has XY chromosomes is whining about being bullied at the Olympics… Just when you thought you’ve heard everything, they drop this on you.
According to the Associated Press, Khelif said in an Arabic interview, “I send a message to all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter, to refrain from bullying all athletes, because this has effects, massive effects.”
“It can destroy people, it can kill people’s thoughts, spirit, and mind,” continued Khelif. “It can divide people. And because of that, I ask them to refrain from bullying.”
Khelif also thanked the IOC and its president, Thomas Bach, stating, “I know that the Olympic Committee has done me justice, and I am happy with this remedy because it shows the truth.”
At a press conference Saturday, Bach defended Khelif and Yu-ting, saying, “We have two boxers who are born as a woman, who have been raised as a woman, who have a passport as a woman, and who have competed for many years as women. And this is the clear definition of a woman. There was never any doubt about them being a woman.”
“We will not take part in a sometimes politically motivated cultural war,” said Bach.